Friday, May 28, 2021

Building a Stampede - One Unicorn at a Time

 In the beginning was Eadweard Muybridge and his little horsey --


But the horsey was missing something --


And the horsey wanted to have other friends and have a dance party -




Then they all wanted to play outside with their other friends -

But there was one friend missing!

And, finally, one of the horseys found her hearing aid!

And so, finally, the little horseys had their dance, put on their feed bags, and went to sleep!

Horsey images and film (c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary


Wednesday, May 12, 2021

Testing Colors - Works in Progress through May 19


 (c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

Getting ready for render to video:
(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

And with some backgrounds:
(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

And a video version to check out some random recording from 1918:

(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

Other bits pending video render:
(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary


(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary

Sunday, May 02, 2021

Addition Exercise

Question:  28 + 47  (show your process)

I pour a cup of coffee, drink half, add 50 to 28 and get 78. 

Then I have another third of a cup of coffee, subtract 3 from 78, because 47 is 3 less than 50, and get 75, then I finish the coffee, wondering how much I had of a third of a half, but feel satisfied that I completed a whole cup of coffee, which leaves me with zero coffee. 

Then I get more coffee. And then my cup is 100% coffee and that makes me smile. 

Otherwise, I'd add 7 to the 8, get 15, carry the one and make the two a three, add it to the four and get seven. 

Then I think I should have written it all down because now I have a 7 and a 15 and I'm carrying a 3 that is really a 2, 

Then I think I'm 9 years to 75, and doggone it, where the heck did I put that cup of coffee!?!?!?

(c) 2021 Jim Middleton, The Animating Apothecary